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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeremiah notice about Ellie?

2. When had Jeremiah's mother who was a published writer, stop writing?

3. Why is Ellie's father absent from dinner, as usual?

4. Who are the other two Black players on Percy's basketball team?

5. In what group of people does Carlton feel he does not belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremiah feel about his time in history class with Ellie?

2. What old routine do Ellie and her father discuss?

3. How do Ellie and Jeremiah first meet?

4. What is the cause of Ellie's inability to fully love and trust her mother, Marion?

5. How does Jeremiah feel about his new teammates?

6. How does Ellie respond when her father asks her about the boy from school?

7. How does Ellie feel as she listens to the messages on the answering machine?

8. What kind of person is Jeremiah looking for?

9. Why is it assumed Jeremiah is placed in the wrong history class?

10. Why does Anne call Ellie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between parent and child is important to If You Come Softly. What is revealed about both parents and children? How does this affect the parent-child relationship? Is this universal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Although If You Come Softly was published in 1998, how is it relevant to today? What elements of this book are timeless? How might this book stand the test of time? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The parents of the main characters have different reactions towards the two main characters having love interests. What are their various reactions? Should Ellie and Jeremiah be concerned to introduce each other to their families? Why or why not? Do the reactions of the parents surprise you? Why or why not?

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